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Retailers Making Millions on Cash Back Fees: CFPB

Account Recovery

Consumers are paying “tens of millions” of dollars in fees to “access their own money” when getting cash back at retail operations, according to a report released yesterday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. What to watch: How consumers respond to these fees could shape future retail and banking strategies.

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Retail Insolvencies continue to rise in the UK

UK debt collections

Retail Insolvencies are expected to continue to rise according to latest industry expert findings. Less than two months into 2024 and six UK retailers have already gone bust, with a further two warning they may fall into trouble, as experts warn the market will “continue to see an uptick in retail insolvencies”.

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Retail Insolvencies climb 19% in the UK

UK debt collections

New analysis by Mazars has found that the number of insolvencies by retailers has increased 19% in the past year to 2,195 in 2023/24 up from 1,843 in 2022/23. High profile retail insolvencies include The Body Shop in February, as well as fashion brand Ted Baker and online luxury fashion retailers MatchesFashion and Farfetch.

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CFPB Report Finds Large Retail Chains Charging Cash-back Fees to Customers Using Debit and Prepaid Cards

Consumer Finance

The CFPB published a new report finding Americans are paying tens of millions of dollars in fees to access their own money when getting “cash back” at large retail stores when making a purchase with a debit or prepaid card.

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Daily Digest – August 28. Judge Grants MTD in FCRA Case Over Missed Payments; Retailers Making Millions on Cash Back Fees: CFPB

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Judge Grants MTD in FCRA Case Over Missed Payments Retailers Making Millions on Cash Back Fees: CFPB Payment Vaulting Key to Reducing Failed Transactions 26 Companies Seeking Collection Talent Weave Enhances Payment Product Suite with Payment Reminders WORTH NOTING: Will watching a YouTube video help get the water out of your wet phone?

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Innovating Financing for Retailers with Point-of-Sale Loan Origination

Qualco

The retail industry is experiencing a significant shift with the rising demand for flexible financing options at the point of sale (POS). It also delves into the critical role of efficient loan origination processes tailored specifically for retail and explores the benefits of automating key stages of the process.

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Retail suppliers late payment worsening

UK debt collections

Small businesses supplying the automotive, retail industry and manufacturing sectors face the longest-ever wait for payment from some of the UK’s largest companies, according to Good Business Pays. Waterstones payments increased from 73 to 75 days. Hobbs payments increased from 53 to 66 days. Virgin Mobile also going from 38 to 28 days.

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